HP (Hewlett-Packard) R707 manual

HP Photosmart R7 0 7 Digital C amer a w ith HP Instant Shar e User's Manual[...]

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Ta b l e o f C o n t e n t s Chapter 1: Getting St arted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Installin g the ca mera do ck insert (O ptional) . . . . 12 Attaching th e Wrist Str ap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Installin g a Mem ory Car d (Op[...]

H P P h o t o s m a r t R 707 U s e r ’ s M a n u a l Focusin g the Cam era . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36 Using Au to Focu s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36 Using Fo cus Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37 Using th e Focus Range Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38 Under sta ndin g the [...]

Contr ast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 AE Br acketing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Date & T ime Impr int . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Chapter 3: Reviewing Images and Video Clips . . . . . . . . . . 79 Using P layback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 [...]

H P P h o t o s m a r t R 707 U s e r ’ s M a n u a l Chapter 5: T ransferring and Printing Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 Transf erring Images to a Co mputer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 Printin g Panoram as . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 11 Printin g Panor amas fr om Pano rama Ma ker . . .1 11 Prin[...]

HP Acce ssibility Website . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 HP Ph otosmart Website . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 Suppo rt Proce ss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 Phone S upport in the Unite d States . . . . . . . . . 157 Phone Su pport in Eu rope, the Middle E ast, an d Africa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158 Othe [...]

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Chapter 1: Getting S tarted 11 C hapter 1 : Get ting Started Con gra tulations on y our purc hase of this HP Photo smart digital camera! This camera has many featur es to enhance your picture-taki ng experience, includi ng HP Adaptive Lighting T echno log y , in-came ra r ed-ey e r emo val , 10 shoo ting mo des (incl uding p anora ma), HP Image Ad [...]

1 2 H P P h o t o s m a r t R 707 U s e r ’ s M a n u a l Setup NO TE T o locate a pa rt on your cam er a (s uch as a button or a ligh t) while f ollo wing the instr ucti ons in this s e cti on , see Camera P ar ts on page 21. Installin g t he cam era dock inser t (Option al) If you buy the HP Photosmart R -series dock, you w ill notice one or mo[...]

Chapter 1: Getting S tarted 13 Installin g a Mem or y C ard (O ptional) If you do not have a m emory c ard , skip thi s sect ion and go on to the next sect ion, Inst alling th e Batte r y on pa ge 14 . Y our camera contain s internal memory that allows you to stor e images a nd video cli ps. Howe ver , you can use a m emory card (pur chas ed separ [...]

1 4 H P P h o t o s m a r t R 707 U s e r ’ s M a n u a l Installin g t he B at ter y Y our camer a can us e either a r echar geable HP Photo smart R0 7 lithi um ion bat tery ( L1812 A) or a disposable D uracell ® CP1 batter y . NO TE If a rechargeable bat tery was sh ipped with your camer a , it will be pa rtiall y char ged, bu t y ou shou ld f[...]

Chapter 1: Getting S tarted 15 Atta c hing th e Ferrite to t he A C Adapte r Cor d A f err ite is include d in the bo x with y our camer a. Th is fe rr ite pr e ven ts y our camer a fr om emi tti ng radio f requenc y energ y that might interfere w ith the reception of your ra dio, tele vision, or other electr onic dev ices whi ch might be near the [...]

1 6 H P P h o t o s m a r t R 707 U s e r ’ s M a n u a l C harging t h e Ba t ter y NO TE T h i s s e c t i o n t e l l s h o w t o c h a r g e a b a t t e r y i n t h e c a m e ra . Y ou can als o char ge the batt ery in the e xtr a batte ry bay o f the ca mera dock or in the HP Photosmart Q uick Rech a rge r ( se e Appendix B: P u r chasing Ca[...]

Chapter 1: Getting S tarted 17 NO TE The came ra may g et w arm w hil e it is c harg ing the batter y , as well as after prolonged use under batt ery po we r . This is norm al . NO TE Digital cameras use batteries at a much faster rat e th an f ilm camer as. Battery lif e in digit al camer as can be measu red in hours and mi nutes of use rather tha[...]

1 8 H P P h o t o s m a r t R 707 U s e r ’ s M a n u a l Settin g th e Da te and Time The camera has a clock that records the da te and ti me at which y ou tak e each pi ctur e. This inf ormati on is r ecor ded in the image properties, which y ou can see when view ing the i mage in the Imag e Inf o scr een (p age 92) , in the Pl ay ba c k menu s[...]

Chapter 1: Getting S tarted 19 Installin g t he Sof t war e Th e HP Image Zone s oftwar e allo ws y ou to tr ansfe r images fr om t he cam er a, an d the n vi ew , edit , pr int , or e-mail them . It also al lows y ou to co nfigure the HP Instan t Shar e menu on the ca mera. NO TE If you do not in stall the HP I mage Zone soft ware , you can sti ll[...]

2 0 H P P h o t o s m a r t R 707 U s e r ’ s M a n u a l Maci ntosh 1 Clo se all pr ograms an d tem por aril y disabl e an y vi ru s pr ot ection software r unnin g on your computer . 2 Inse rt the HP Ima ge Z one softw ar e CD into t he CD dr iv e of your computer . 3 Double - click th e CD ic on on the computer desk top. 4 Double- click the in[...]

Chapter 1: Getting S tarted 21 Camer a P arts NO TE Refer to the pages i n p arentheses af ter t he par t nam es fo r mor e infor mation abo ut tho se parts . Back of the Came ra # Name Des cr iption 1P o w e r / M e m o r y light ! Solid —Camera is on. ! Blink ing r apidly —Camer a is wri ting to eith er the in tern al mem or y or to an option[...]

22 H P P h o t o s m a r t R 707 U s e r ’ s M a n u a l 3 Zoom le ver (page 41) ! Zoom Out —W hile taking s till pic tu re s, zoo ms out the lens to the w ide angle po sition . ! Th umbnails —While in Pl ay ba c k , allo ws you to v ie w still im ages and the f irst f r ames of vi deo clip s arr anged in a matr ix of nine thumbnail imag es p[...]

Chapter 1: Getting S tarted 23 7 Prin t button (pag e 83) Al low s yo u t o m a rk th e cu rren t im a ge fo r pr inting later when y ou connect the camera t o your compu ter or dir ectly to any H P Ph otos ma r t printer or PictBridge - compatible prin ter . 8 HP Inst ant Share button (pag e 97) Tu r n s t h e HP I nstant Sh are men u on and off o[...]

24 H P P h o t o s m a r t R 707 U s e r ’ s M a n u a l 15 Viewfinder (page 31) All ow s y ou to f ra m e th e sub ject of y our pictur es or video clips. 16 Viewfinder light s ! solid red —Video is r ecording . ! AF so lid gree n —When y ou pr ess th e Shu tter bu tton halfwa y down , this light tur ns on solid w hen the camera is ready to [...]

Chapter 1: Getting S tarted 25 T op of t he C amera # Name Desc rip tion 1 Mode button (page 46) Allo ws you t o select between differ ent shooting modes for taking still pic tu r es. 2 Spe aker Pla ys camera sounds and audio clips. 3 Shu tte r button (pages 31, 3 2) T akes a pictur e and r e cor ds audio. 4 Video but to n (page 34) St arts an d st[...]

26 H P P h o t o s m a r t R 707 U s e r ’ s M a n u a l Fr ont, Sid e, an d Bot tom of th e Came ra # Name Descr iption 1F l a s h (pag e 43) Pro vides additional light t o impro ve pictu re- tak i ng. 2M i c r o p h o n e (pag e 32) R eco r ds so und (a udi o and vi deo). 3 Self-Time r / Fo cu s Assist light (pages 44, 117) ! Blinking r ed —t[...]

Chapter 1: Getting S tarted 27 Camer a Stat es Y our c amera has two main states that a llow you to complete certai n tasks. Both of these states has an ass ociated menu that you can use to ad just camera settin gs or perform tasks in that state. See Camera Me nus on pa ge 28. Captu re —Allows you to take still pictures and r eco rd v ideo clips [...]

28 H P P h o t o s m a r t R 707 U s e r ’ s M a n u a l Camer a Menus Y our came ra ha s fi ve men us tha t , wh en ac cessed , app ear in the I mag e Dis play o n the back o f the cam era. When any menu is displa yed, you can then access the othe r menu s by u s ing the menu tabs at the top of th e screen. T o disp lay another m enu , us e the [...]

Chapter 1: Getting S tarted 29 To d i s p l a y t h e HP I nstan t Share Menu , pr ess the HP Ins tant Share butt on. F or infor mation about using th is menu, see Usi ng th e HP Inst ant Shar e Menu on page 103. NO TE Befor e you can u se the HP Instan t Shar e Menu , yo u mu st f irs t set up the menu . F or informa tion on ho w to do this, s ee [...]

3 0 H P P h o t o s m a r t R 707 U s e r ’ s M a n u a l Using th e H elp Menu The Help Menu pr ovi des h elpful i nformation a nd t ips for usi ng your ca me ra. 1 Use the button s to move acr oss th e me nu tabs to th e Help M enu tab . The Help M enu displa ys in t he Image Displ ay . 2 Us e the b uttons t o highli ght the He lp top ic y ou w[...]

Chapt er 2: T aking Pi ctures and R ecording V ideo Clips 31 C hapter 2 : Ta k i n g P i c t u r e s a n d Recordin g Vid eo C lips T akin g Still Pictures You can ta ke a pictu re almost any time the camera is o n, regard less of w hat is being s hown on the Ima ge Disp lay. Fo r exampl e, if a m enu is cur rently displ ayed when you pr ess the Sh[...]

32 H P P h o t o s m a r t R 707 U s e r ’ s M a n u a l After a picture is ta ken, the ima ge app ears for sever al seco nds on the I mage Di splay . This is ca lled Inst ant R ev ie w . Y ou can delete th e i mage during Instant Rev iew b y pressing the Menu/ OK but ton. Yo u c a n u s e Pla yb a ck to re view the pic tures you hav e taken (see[...]

Chapt er 2: T aking Pi ctures and R ecording V ideo Clips 33 3 To st o p re c o rdi n g a u d io, re l e a se t h e Shutter button. Au di o r ecord ing sto ps whe n y ou r eleas e the Sh utter but ton; otherw ise, the audio will con tinue recor ding fo r up to 60 secon ds or until the camer a runs o ut of memo ry , whi che ver happen s first . Afte[...]

3 4 H P P h o t o s m a r t R 707 U s e r ’ s M a n u a l Recordin g Vid eo C lip s NO TE Zoom does not wor k while r ecording v ideo clips. Th er efor e, yo u m ay w ant to zoo m fir st bef or e starting to rec o rd a vi de o c l i p. A video clip i ncludes audio. 1 F rame the s ubject f or your vi deo in the vi ewfind er . 2 T o sta rt r ecor d[...]

Chapt er 2: T aking Pi ctures and R ecording V ideo Clips 35 Usin g Live View Th e Image Disp lay all ow s you to f r ame p ictur es and v ide o clips usi ng Live V iew . T o acti vate Liv e V iew on the Imag e Display if the I mage Di spla y is of f , pr ess t he Live Vi ew bu tton. T o turn off Liv e View , press the Live View button again. NO TE[...]

36 H P P h o t o s m a r t R 707 U s e r ’ s M a n u a l Foc u s i n g t h e C a m e r a Using Auto Focus The focus br ackets in the Li ve View screen show the focu s region f or the picture y ou are taking or the video clip you ar e rec o rd i ng. ( S e e Us in g Live View on pa ge 35 . ) Whe n you pres s the Shutte r butto n halfwa y do wn , th[...]

Chapt er 2: T aking Pi ctures and R ecording V ideo Clips 3 7 se v er al tri es, the r e may not be en ough con tr ast or li ght in the focus r e gion. T r y using a techn ique call ed Fo cus L o c k to focus on an object about th e same di stanc e awa y but in a high er -contr ast r egion , and then , with out r eleasing t he Shutter button , poin[...]

38 H P P h o t o s m a r t R 707 U s e r ’ s M a n u a l 3 Conti nue to h old th e Shutter but ton hal fway down while you re-fr a me or adjust your subject fo r proper pos itioning. 4 Pr ess t he Shutter button al l the way down to take the picture. Using t he Focus Rang e Set tin gs The Fo cu s MF b u tto n le ts y ou to ggle betw een f our fo [...]

Chapt er 2: T aking Pi ctures and R ecording V ideo Clips 39 Understand ing t he Focus Searc h Priorit y When th e ca mera is se t to Normal F ocus or Ma cr o focus, it be g in s s e a rchin g for focus from th e la st foc us pos i t ion. How ev er , you can use the but tons to cha nge th is behavior . This feature is useful when ther e are m ulti [...]

4 0 H P P h o t o s m a r t R 707 U s e r ’ s M a n u a l Hints on Us ing Ma nual F ocus Y ou may want to use Man ual Foc us in th e fo llow ing thr ee case s: ! In low light co ndi tions when auto focus may hav e a di fficult time gaining t he pr oper foc us. ! After auto focus, you want to lock the focus for s peed and repeatabilit y for the n [...]

Chapt er 2: T aking Pi ctures and R ecording V ideo Clips 41 Usin g Zoom NO TE The more you z oom in on the subject of y our pictur e, the more that even smal l movements of t he cam era are magn ifi ed (t his is cal led “ camer a shak e”). So , espe ci all y at f ull te leph oto z oom (3x), y ou r eally n eed to ho ld th e camera steady in or [...]

42 H P P h o t o s m a r t R 707 U s e r ’ s M a n u a l 2 Pr ess Zoom I n again and h old it until you r ea ch the desired si ze in the Image D ispl ay . A ye llo w fr ame sur ro unds t he ar ea of t he im age that will b e captured. The res o l ut i o n numb er on the right side of the screen also bec omes sm aller as yo u digita lly z oom. F o[...]

Chapt er 2: T aking Pi ctures and R ecording V ideo Clips 43 Set ting t h e Flash NO TE The flash does n ot work in Pa n o r a m a mode , w ith the Burst setting , or w hile recor ding vi deo clips . The Fl a s h butto n lets you c ycle thr ough the fla sh settings on the camer a. T o change the flash setting , pres s the Fl a s h butt on until the[...]

4 4 H P P h o t o s m a r t R 707 U s e r ’ s M a n u a l NO TE The red-e ye phenomenon is caused by light f rom the flash r eflecting off the subjects’ e yes, which sometimes makes a human’s or ani mal’ s e yes appear red in the captured imag e. When you u se a flash set ting with red -eye red uc t io n, t h e c a m e ra fl a sh e s t wic [...]

Chapt er 2: T aking Pi ctures and R ecording V ideo Clips 45 b. Press the Shutter button all the way down . If the Im age Display is on, a 10 -se cond cou ntdown appears on the scr een. The Self- Timer lig ht on the fr ont of the ca mera then bl in ks for 10 sec onds before the ca mera takes the pi cture . If you set the camera to Se lf- Time r - 2[...]

4 6 H P P h o t o s m a r t R 707 U s e r ’ s M a n u a l Using t he Burst S et ting NO TE The Bur st setting does n ot wo rk in Pa n o r a m a mode, nor wh i l e re c o rd i ng vid e o c l i p s. You a ls o c a n n o t re c o rd au d i o when using the Burst setti ng, but you can add an audio cli p lat er (s ee Re co rd Au dio on page 9 4) . Als[...]

Chapt er 2: T aking Pi ctures and R ecording V ideo Clips 4 7 T o cha nge the shoot ing mode, press the Mode button on top of the ca mera until the des ired sho oting mode appe ars in the status screen. Alternativel y , you can press the Mode button just once a nd then us e the butto ns to s cro ll to the de sir ed shoo ting mode . The f ollo wing [...]

48 H P P h o t o s m a r t R 707 U s e r ’ s M a n u a l Sunset In this mode , the focu s starts at infinity and the fla sh is set to Fla s h Of f . This mode impr ov es the saturati on of sunset colors and ret ains the warmth of the scene with a bi as to war d s the or ange color s of t he sunset. Apertu re Pri or ity Av This mode lets you selec[...]

Chapt er 2: T aking Pi ctures and R ecording V ideo Clips 49 Noise Reduc tion for Lon g Exposures At lo nger shu tter spee ds the camer a will aut omati cally tak e a secon d e xposur e with the sh utter clo sed in or der to measur e and r educe the n oise (gr ainy loo k) in the ima ge. In these ca ses, the exposu r e w ill seem to ta ke tw ice as [...]

50 H P P h o t o s m a r t R 707 U s e r ’ s M a n u a l Y our camer a came wit h the Ar cSoft® P a nor ama Maker™ soft ware that automat ica lly sti tches the im ages in the panoramic sequence together on your computer during image transfer . The P a norama Maker soft ware w as automat ically instal led on your computer during the HP Image Z [...]

Chapt er 2: T aking Pi ctures and R ecording V ideo Clips 51 3 P ositi on the cam er a to tak e the second p icture . Notice the transparent ov erlay of the image of the first pi cture in the sequence superimposed on the left third of the Live View scr een. Use this ov erlay to align y our second picture horiz o nta lly wi th the first. 4 Pr ess t [...]

52 H P P h o t o s m a r t R 707 U s e r ’ s M a n u a l Using My Mo de My M o d e is a customi z able s hooting mode that allows you to sel ect, save , an d the n r epeatedl y us e a gr ou p of p r efe rr ed setting s on y our camer a. T his shooting mode is espec iall y usef ul when you fr e quently take pictur es of the sa me t ype of sub ject[...]

Chapt er 2: T aking Pi ctures and R ecording V ideo Clips 53 c. Use the or button t o highli ght the new s etting y ou want f or that menu option. d. Press the Men u/O K button to select that set ti ng and return to the My Mo de Capture Me nu . 4 Re peat st ep 3 f or ea ch me nu o ption s etting y ou w ant to change. 5 When you have f ini she d cha[...]

5 4 H P P h o t o s m a r t R 707 U s e r ’ s M a n u a l 2 Pr ess t he Menu/OK button to d ispl ay the My M o de C ap tu re Menu . 3 Use the or but ton to scroll to t he My Mode Sav ed Settings me nu option and pr ess the Menu/O K button . Th e My Mo de Sav ed Settings sub-menu di splays. T he i tems with check marks in the My Mode Saved Setting[...]

Chapt er 2: T aking Pi ctures and R ecording V ideo Clips 55 Using t he Ca pture Menu The Cap t ure Men u allo ws y ou to adju st var ious cam er a settings tha t aff e ct t he qualiti es of th e image s and vi deo clip s yo u capture w i th your camera . 1 To d i s p l a y t h e Cap tu re M e nu , press the Live View button, and then press the Men[...]

56 H P P h o t o s m a r t R 707 U s e r ’ s M a n u a l 5 To e x i t t h e Captu re Menu , highli ght the EXIT opt ion and press Menu/O K . Help for the Men u Options Help ... is the last opt ion in each of the Captu re su b-menu s. T he Help ... option pro vides information ab out that Capture menu op tion an d it s settin gs. F or ex ample, if[...]

Chapt er 2: T aking Pi ctures and R ecording V ideo Clips 57 EV Com pensa tion In difficult lig hting conditions, you can u se EV (E xp osur e Value) Com pensati on to override the automatic exposure setting that the camera makes. EV Com p ensati on is usef ul i n scenes that contain m any light objects (like a white house in the snow) or many dark[...]

58 H P P h o t o s m a r t R 707 U s e r ’ s M a n u a l Image Qu ality NO TE This sett ing does not app ly when recording video cl ips. This sett ing a llows y ou to set the r esolution an d JPEG compression of the still imag es you capture with your camera . The Image Qu ality sub- menu has fi ve pre-defined set tings, as well as a menu option [...]

Chapt er 2: T aking Pi ctures and R ecording V ideo Clips 5 9 The follow ing tabl e helps explai n the pre- defined Image Quality settings in mo re det ail: Setting Desc r iptio n 5MP I mages will be full resolution and have the lowest pre-define d com pression. This setting produces v ery high quality images , with greater co lor accuracy, but use[...]

6 0 H P P h o t o s m a r t R 707 U s e r ’ s M a n u a l The Image Qu ality setting n ot onl y affec ts the q uality of the images, but as a result the amount of ima ges that ca n be sto r ed eith er in the int ernal me mory in t he camer a or on an optional memory card . Higher resolution and lo wer compression ima ges will take up more space t[...]

Chapt er 2: T aking Pi ctures and R ecording V ideo Clips 61 1 In the Image Q uality su b-men u (page 5 8), select th e Cu st om ... option. 2 Use the buttons to mo ve bet ween the Resolution and Compr es sion option s. 3 Us e the butto ns to c hange th e Reso l u ti on or Compression settin g . The f ollo wing ta bles he lp explain thes e set ting[...]

62 H P P h o t o s m a r t R 707 U s e r ’ s M a n u a l NO TE When you use digital zoom , t he r esolution changes as you zo o m i n. S e e Digital Zoom on page 41. White Balance Different kinds of lighting conditions cast different colors . F or e xam ple, sunli g ht is m or e blue , while indo or tungste n ligh t is mor e yell o w . Scen es do[...]

Chapt er 2: T aking Pi ctures and R ecording V ideo Clips 63 If the setting is an ything other th an the defa u lt Au to setting, the icon for the set tin g (in the prev ious table) will app ear i n the Live View screen. Ex cept in My M o d e (page 5 2) , the ne w setting r emains in effect until it is ch anged aga in or unti l the ca mera is turne[...]

6 4 H P P h o t o s m a r t R 707 U s e r ’ s M a n u a l Manual White Balance If you select the Man ual opt ion , the Manual White Balan ce screen displays. The Live View portion of the scr een sh ow s the color ti nt fr om the pre vious M anual White Balance setting that w as made . NO TE To r e s t o r e t h e p r ev i o u s Manual White Balan[...]

Chapt er 2: T aking Pi ctures and R ecording V ideo Clips 65 ISO Speed NO TE This sett ing does n ot app ly when recording video cl ips. This setting adj usts th e sensiti vity of t he camer a to li ght . When ISO S p eed i s s et to the default Auto sett ing, th e ca mera select s the best ISO spee d for the scen e. Lo we r IS O speeds w ill cap t[...]

6 6 H P P h o t o s m a r t R 707 U s e r ’ s M a n u a l AE Metering NO TE This sett ing does not app ly when recording video cl ips. This setting allo ws yo u to spe cify whi ch regi on of a scene the camer a will use t o calcula te th e ex posure . 1 In the Capture M enu (page 5 5) , select AE Meter ing . 2 In the AE Metering sub-men u , use t[...]

Chapt er 2: T aking Pi ctures and R ecording V ideo Clips 6 7 If the ne w setting is an ything othe r than th e def ault Center - We i g h t e d setting, the ico n for th e setting (in the pre vio us ta ble) will appear i n the Live View screen. Ex cept in My M o d e (page 5 2) , the ne w setting r emains in effect until it is ch anged aga in or un[...]

68 H P P h o t o s m a r t R 707 U s e r ’ s M a n u a l Adaptive Lighting NO TE This se tting does not ap ply in Pa n o r a m a mode or when rec o rd i n g vi d e o cl i p s. This s etting balance s the r elati onship betw een bri ght and da rk areas in a picture , preserving ge ntle c ontrasts but compressing har sh contr ast s. S ome ar eas in[...]

Chapt er 2: T aking Pi ctures and R ecording V ideo Clips 69 Y ou can use Adaptive Lighting w ith or w ithou t reg ular fla sh, b ut it is n ot recommended as a replacement for regular flash. Unlike regular flash , Adapt iv e Lighti ng does not affe ct e x posu r e setting s, s o br igh ten ed ar eas ma y a ppear “ no is y” or gr ainy , and ind[...]

70 H P P h o t o s m a r t R 707 U s e r ’ s M a n u a l Colo r This setting allo ws you to contr ol the color in whi ch your image s w ill be cap tur ed. F or ex ampl e , wh en y ou set Color to Sepia , your images will be c aptured in bro wn colors to make them lo ok aged or old -fashioned. NO TE Once you ha ve tak en a pi ctur e using either t[...]

Chapt er 2: T aking Pi ctures and R ecording V ideo Clips 71 Saturatio n This setting allo ws y ou to de ter mine ho w satur ated the colo rs will be in your pi c tures. 1 In the Capture Me n u (page 5 5) , sel ect Saturati on . 2 In the Saturation sub -menu , use the buttons to hig hlight a setting . 3 Pr ess Menu /OK to save t he setting and r et[...]

72 H P P h o t o s m a r t R 707 U s e r ’ s M a n u a l Sharpn ess NO TE This sett ing does not app ly when recording video cl ips. This s et ting all o ws y ou to set ho w sharp th e f ine detail will be in you r im ag e s. 1 In the Capture Me n u (page 5 5) , sel ect Sharpne ss . 2 In the Sha rpn ess su b-menu, use the buttons to hig hligh t a[...]

Chapt er 2: T aking Pi ctures and R ecording V ideo Clips 7 3 Cont rast This sett ing a llows y o u to control how muc h cont ra st there will be b etween the dark an d light colors i n your capt ured ima ges, including the am ount o f deta il ther e will be in the hi g hlight s and s hadows withi n th e imag es. 1 In the Capture Me n u (page 5 5) [...]

7 4 H P P h o t o s m a r t R 707 U s e r ’ s M a n u a l AE Bracketing NO TE This setting does not appl y in Pa n o r a m a mode. Thi s se tt ing all ow s you to take three pictu res with the cam era, with each pictur e set to a different e x posure value. W hen you select one of the AE (aut omatic ex posur e) Brac keting settings , the c amera [...]

Chapt er 2: T aking Pi ctures and R ecording V ideo Clips 7 5 4 T o take the three pictures, each at a different exposure setti ng, simply press the Shutte r but ton al l the way do wn one time. The entire 3–shot sequence i s taken with one pr es s of the Shutter bu tton , as lo ng as the re is enough s pace in th e memor y bu ffer of the cam era[...]

7 6 H P P h o t o s m a r t R 707 U s e r ’ s M a n u a l Date & Time Impr int NO TE This se tting does not ap ply in Pa n o r a m a mode or when rec o rd i n g vi d e o cl i p s. This setting imprints either the date or the date and time o f when the i mage wa s captur ed in the lo wer le ft-h and corne r of the im age. O nce you se lect eit[...]

Chapt er 2: T aking Pi ctures and R ecording V ideo Clips 77 The follow i ng table h elps explain the sett ings in more detail: If the new se tting is anything other than t he default Off settin g, the ic on for the sett ing (i n th e previou s table ) wil l app ea r in the Live Vi ew screen. Th e new se tting rem ains in effect until it is changed[...]

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Chapt er 3: R ev ie wing Images an d Vi deo Clips 7 9 C hapter 3: Re vie win g Im a ges an d Vid e o C l ip s Yo u c a n u s e Pla yb a ck to r e vi ew the image s and v ideo c lips in you r c a me ra . W he n re vi ewi n g i ma g e s i n Play b a ck , yo u can use th e Pr int button to select st ill images that you want to have printed automat ica[...]

8 0 H P P h o t o s m a r t R 707 U s e r ’ s M a n u a l Usin g Playbac k 1 Press the Pl a yb a ck but ton to activate Pl ayb a ck . The mo st recentl y taken or r evie wed image or video clip appears on the Im age Disp la y . 2 Us e the butto ns to s cr oll thr ough y our im ages an d v ideo clips. Pr ess an d hold e ither of t he butto ns to s[...]

Chapt er 3: R ev ie wing Images an d Vi deo Clips 81 # Icon Descr iption 1 Displa ys onl y when an optio nal memory car d is installed in the camera. 2 or ! Battery level when usin g battery (actual icon show n depends on the state of your camera battery; see Battery Gaug e on page 168). ! A C pow er when using the HP A C pow er adapt er or option [...]

82 H P P h o t o s m a r t R 707 U s e r ’ s M a n u a l T otal Ima ges Summar y Sc reen When you pr ess the button while v ie wing the las t image, a scr een appears s how ing the number of p ic tur es t aken , an d the numb er o f pi ctur es r emaining. Co unter s indic ati ng the tota l num b er of im ages selected for printing and for HP Inst[...]

Chapt er 3: R ev ie wing Images an d Vi deo Clips 8 3 Selec tin g Ima ges for Printi ng The Prin t b u t t o n o n t h e b a c k o f t h e c a m e r a a l l ow s y o u t o s e t how many copies of a stil l ima ge you w ant to have printed automat ical ly the next tim e you con ne ct the cam era to your co mput e r or di rec tly to any HP Ph otos m [...]

8 4 H P P h o t o s m a r t R 707 U s e r ’ s M a n u a l Vie wing Thumbn ails Thum bn ai l vi ew a l l ow s you t o vie w th e s t i l l i m a g es you h av e tak en and the f irst f rame s of the vi deo cl ips y ou hav e r e cor ded ar r anged in a matr ix of n ine thumbn ail images and v ideo clip fr am es p er screen. NO TE In Th umbnail vie [...]

Chapt er 3: R ev ie wing Images an d Vi deo Clips 8 5 Magnify ing Images NO TE This f eatur e only w orks on still im ages; it does not work wit h vi deo clips . Also , this fe atur e is f or vie wing pur poses onl y; it doe s not per manentl y alter t he image . 1 While in Play ba c k (page 80), press Magnify (sam e as Zo o m In ) on the Zo o m le[...]

86 H P P h o t o s m a r t R 707 U s e r ’ s M a n u a l Usin g th e Playbac k Me nu The Pl ayb a ck M e n u allows you to delete stil l images or video clips , undelete im ages , for mat the ca mera 's inter nal mem ory or optional memory ca rd , a nd remov e red eyes fr om sti ll i mages. Add itional ly , y ou can get HP I mage Adv ice (a [...]

Chapt er 3: R ev ie wing Images an d Vi deo Clips 8 7 The follow i ng table summ ari zes each of the Pl ayb a ck M e nu options an d describes the in formation in the bottom right corner of each image or video clip while the Pl ay ba c k Men u is displayed. # Icon Descripti on 1 Delet e - Presen ts a sub-menu where y ou can delete this image or vid[...]

8 8 H P P h o t o s m a r t R 707 U s e r ’ s M a n u a l 3 Image Advice - Pro vi des an analy sis of the image wh ich ide n ti fie s p robl e ms wi th foc us, ex po su re, and so f orth. Also p ro vides r e commendations on how t o impr ove similar images in the f utur e. (See Image Advice on page 92.) 4 Image In fo - Allows you to view al l of [...]

Chapt er 3: R ev ie wing Images an d Vi deo Clips 8 9 Delete In the Playback Men u (page 86), whe n yo u se le c t Delete , the Delete sub- menu disp lay s. Th e Delete su b- menu pr ovides the follow i ng options: ! Cancel —Returns you t o the Play b ac k Menu w itho ut de leting the ima ge. ! Thi s I mag e — Deletes the curr ent ly displayed [...]

9 0 H P P h o t o s m a r t R 707 U s e r ’ s M a n u a l ! E nt i re Pan o ra ma Se qu e n c e —D eletes al l imag es associated with the pa noramic sequence. ! All Ima ges (in Me mory/o n Card) —Del etes all of the images and video clips either in i nternal memory , or on an optional memo ry car d tha t is install ed in the camer a. ! F orm[...]

Chapt er 3: R ev ie wing Images an d Vi deo Clips 91 Rem ov e Red Eyes NO TE This men u optio n is onl y av ailabl e for still imag es that were t a ken wit h a fl as h. In the Pl ayb a ck Men u (page 86 ), when you sele ct Re m ove Re d Eyes , th e cam era immediately begi ns processing t he sti ll image to remo ve r ed eyes fr om t he subjects in[...]

92 H P P h o t o s m a r t R 707 U s e r ’ s M a n u a l Ima ge Advice NO TE This me nu op tion is n ot ava ilable fo r vi deo clips o r fo r imag es that were copied to the camera. In the Playback Men u (page 86), w hen y ou selec t Image Advic e , th e cam er a chec ks the image for an y pr oblems wi th fo cus , e xpo sur e, an d so fo rth. If [...]

Chapt er 3: R ev ie wing Images an d Vi deo Clips 9 3 NO TE The inf ormati on in the l ast thr ee ro ws in th e bottom , ri ght-hand corner of the image is the same i nformation that is provided in the Pl ayb a ck Men u view of th e i ma ge. # Des cr ipt io n 1 Non-def ault shooting mode ( Ac tion , La nd sc ape , Po r t r a i t , Beach/Sno w , Sun[...]

94 H P P h o t o s m a r t R 707 U s e r ’ s M a n u a l Reco rd A ud io NO TE This me nu op tion is n ot av ailabl e f or vi deo clips . T o r ecord an audi o clip for a still image that does n ot alr ead y ha ve an audi o clip atta ched to it: 1 In the Playback Men u (page 86), sel ect Rec ord Au di o . Au dio r ecord ing st arts immed iat el y[...]

Chapt er 3: R ev ie wing Images an d Vi deo Clips 9 5 Rotate NO TE This me nu op tion is n ot ava ilable fo r vi deo clips o r fo r still images that we r e captur ed in Pa n o r a m a mode. In the Playback Men u (page 86), w hen y ou selec t Rotate , the curr ently d isplayed im age i s automa tica lly rotated 9 0 deg rees clo ckw ise . The image [...]

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Chapte r 4: Usi ng H P Insta nt Sha re 97 C hapter 4 : Usin g HP Ins tan t Sh are This camer a has an ex citing f eature called HP Inst ant Share . This featur e allo ws y ou to easil y select s till images in yo ur camer a to be au tomati cally sen t to a var iety of d estin ations t he ne xt time yo u connect th e camera to yo u r com puter . F o[...]

98 H P P h o t o s m a r t R 707 U s e r ’ s M a n u a l Set ting U p the HP Insta nt Share Menu on the Camera Befo re you can use HP Inst ant Shar e , you m ust fir st set up the HP I nstant Sha r e Menu on y our came ra . The f ollo wing pr oced ure explains how to do this. NO TE Y ou will ne ed an In ter net connec tion t o comp lete t his pr [...]

Chapte r 4: Usi ng H P Insta nt Sha re 99 4 Connect the camera to your computer b y usin g either the spec ial USB cable fo r connecting the camer a to a comput er that came with your camera, or the optional HP Photosmart R- s e ri e s d o ck : • Connect the camera to the comp uter with the USB cab le b y conn ectin g t he larger end of the cable[...]

100 HP Phot osmart R7 07 User ’s Manual Set ting U p Des tina tions on a Windo ws Com pu ter 1 At t he We l c o m e screen , cl ick Start . 2 The Set Up Y our HP Instan t Share Destina tions scr een appea rs. An y HP Inst ant Shar e d estinations y ou have already set up will be l iste d here. Click Cr e ate to add a new destinat ion to your c am[...]

Chapte r 4: Usi ng H P Insta nt Sha re 101 7 Click Cr eat e to add a nother destin ation ( repeating steps 2, 5, and 6 above), or select a desti nation and do one of the foll owi ng : • Click Edit to modi fy the destin ation. • Click Rem ove to de lete th e desti natio n. 8 When you ha ve finished add ing HP In stant Share destin ation s, click[...]

102 HP Phot osmart R7 07 User ’s Manual NO TE Y ou can confi gure a m axim u m of 3 4 HP Inst ant Shar e destinat ions ( such as individual e -mail addresses or group distr ibution lists) th at can be listed in the HP Inst ant Sh ar e Menu on y our camera . 4 Click Add to add another des tinat ion (repeating steps 2 & 3), or s elect a destina[...]

Chapter 4: Using HP Instant Share 103 Using t he HP Instant Sh are Menu Once you hav e set up the HP In stant Share Menu on the camer a (see page 9 8), you can now u se the HP Inst ant Shar e Menu . Whe n yo u pr ess th e HP Ins tant Shar e button on the came r a , the most r ecentl y tak en or v ie wed image ap pears o n th e Imag e Disp la y . Th[...]

104 HP Phot osmart R7 07 User ’s Manual Selec tin g All Ima g es for HP Instan t Sh are Destin ations To s e l e c t HP Inst ant Shar e destinatio ns f or all still im ages in internal memory or on an optional memor y card: 1 T urn on the camera , a nd then press the HP In stan t Shar e button. 2 Us e the bu tton to highli ght Shar e All Ima ges [...]

Chapter 4: Using HP Instant Share 105 4 Us e the buttons to scr oll to the desti natio n that you want to sele ct in t he Sha re A ll Im ages sub- menu , and pr ess the Men u/ OK button. The Share All Images icon appe ars be side the selected destin ation, and a appea rs ov er th e dest ination. To deselect the dest inat ion, press the Me n u/O K b[...]

106 HP Phot osmart R7 07 User ’s Manual Sele ct ing In dividual I ma ges for HP Instan t Sh are Destin ations NO TE Y ou can select each stil l image for an y number of HP Inst ant Shar e destin ation s. How ev er , you c annot s elect v ideo c lips for any HP Insta nt Share dest ination s, and images with in a pan oramic sequence selec ted for H[...]

Chapte r 4: Usi ng H P Insta nt Sha re 107 8 Connect the camera to your compu ter and transfer the images as ex plain ed in T ransferr ing Imag es to a Computer on page 109 . Once th e images are transfer red to your com puter , the y will be a utomati cally sent to their r especti ve HP I nstant Sha r e destinations. Macint osh user s will need to[...]

108 HP Phot osmart R7 07 User ’s Manual On Mac intosh , the pr ocess of e-mailing ima ges is n ot automat ic. Afte r i mag es m arked wit h HP Insta nt Shar e destinat ions a r e transferred to y our M acintosh, the y will b e displayed i n the HP Inst ant Sh are a pplica tion . Simpl y follo w the instru ctions in the HP Instan t Shar e applic a[...]

Chapt er 5: T r ansfer r ing and Pr inting Images 109 C hapter 5: T ransferring and Pr int ing I mage s T ransferring Ima g es to a Compu ter NO TE Y ou can also use the optional H P Photosmart R- series dock to do this task. S ee the do ck User’s M anual for instruc t ions. 1 Conf irm the follow i ng: • Th e HP Imag e Z one s oftwar e is inst [...]

110 HP Phot osmart R7 07 User ’s Manual 3 Y our camer a came with a special USB c able for connecting the camer a to a com puter . Connec t the la rge r end of that USB cable to the compu ter . 4 Open th e rubber door on t he si de o f the camer a and connect the sma ll end of the US B cab le to t he USB con nec tor on the came ra. NO TE If your [...]

Chapt er 5: T r ansfer r ing and Pr inting Images 111 6 When the transfer scr een on the computer say s Fi n i s h e d or T ransfer Complete , you can disconnect the camera f rom the compu ter . Pri nting P ano ra mas When a set of i mages marked as a panoramic sequenc e is transferr ed to your computer with HP Im age T rans fer , the Ar cSoft P an[...]

112 HP Phot osmart R7 07 User ’s Manual Printing P anorama s from HP Ima ge Zone T o pr int a pan or amic im age f ro m HP Imag e Z one : 1 Star t the HP Im age Z one application on your computer . 2 In the My Imag es tab, selec t th e pan oramic image, a nd do one of the follo wing: • Select Print , and then sel ect Quick Prin ts . Cli c k Fi [...]

Chapt er 5: T r ansfer r ing and Pr inting Images 113 NO TE Printin g only w orks w ith still ima ges; it does no t wo rk wit h v ideo c lips A lso , image s w ithin a panor amic seq uence ca n be pr inted indi vid uall y dir ectl y fr om th e camera, but yo u can not print an entire pan or ama fr om the c amer a. T o pr int a pa nor ama , see Prin[...]

114 HP Phot osmart R7 07 User ’s Manual 3 Open the rubber door on the side of the camera and con nect the sma ll end of the USB cable to the USB c on nector on the camera . 4 When the camer a is connected t o the prin ter , a Prin t Setup men u disp la ys o n th e came ra . If y ou already selec ted imag es to print usi ng th e ca me ra Print but[...]

Chapter 6: Using the Setup Menu 115 C hapter 6 : Using t he Setup Menu The Setup Menu al lo ws y ou to a djus t a n umbe r of camer a settin gs, such as t he camer a soun ds, dat e and time , and the con figuration of the USB or T V conn ect ion. 1 To d i s p l a y t h e Setup Me nu , fir st disp lay an y othe r menu (see Camera M enus on page 28) [...]

116 HP Phot osmart R7 07 User ’s Manual Displa y Brightness This setting lets you adj ust the br ightness o f the Imag e Displa y for the vie wing conditio ns. Y ou can use this setting to incr ease the br ightness for har sh lighting en vir onm ents, or r educe the br ightness to e xtend batter y life . 1 In the Setu p Menu (page 115), selec t D[...]

Chapter 6: Using the Setup Menu 117 2 In the Camera Sounds sub-m enu , highlig ht the volume lev el you prefer . 3 Pr ess Menu/ OK to save the set ti ng an d re t u rn to t he Setup Men u . Th e new s etting r emains in eff ect until it is c hang ed again , ev en whe n y ou tur n the camer a o ff . F ocus As sist Ligh t Sometim es in lo w-ligh t si[...]

118 HP Phot osmart R7 07 User ’s Manual Liv e Vie w a t P ow er O n This setting all ow s y ou to hav e the camer a au tomati cally display Live Vi ew e very time you tur n the camer a on, o r to hav e th e Ima ge D ispl ay tur ned off eve ry time . NO TE Setting Li ve V iew at P o w er On to Off can sav e battery power . 1 In the Setu p Menu (pa[...]

Chapter 6: Using the Setup Menu 119 1 In the Setu p Menu (page 115), selec t Date & Time . 2 In the Date & Time sub-men u, adjust the v al ue of the highlighted selection by using th e buttons. 3 Press th e but tons to move to the other s elect ions. 4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 until the corr ect date/ti me format, date, and time are set . 5 Pr [...]

120 HP Phot osmart R7 07 User ’s Manual Windows 98 computer that does not have the HP Image Zone software installed o n it. 3 Pr ess Menu /OK to sa ve th e setting and r etur n to t he Se tup Menu . Th e new se tting rem ains in effect until it is changed again , ev en whe n you turn the camer a off . TV Conf igura tion This sett ing allows you t[...]

Chapter 6: Using the Setup Menu 121 Lan gu a g e This setting allo ws y ou t o set the language used in t h e camera interface, such a s the text in menus. 1 In the Setu p Menu (page 115), select . 2 In the Lang uage sub-m enu, highlight the l anguage you want to use. 3 Pr ess Menu /OK to save t he setting and r eturn to the Setu p Menu . Th e new [...]

122 HP Phot osmart R7 07 User ’s Manual Res e t S et ti n g s This op tion a llow s you to r eset th e camer a to th e fact ory def ault setti ngs. 1 In the Setu p Menu (page 115), selec t Re set Se ttings... . 2 In the Re set A ll S et t i ngs ? s ub-menu , highl ight one of t hese tw o cho ic es : • Cancel — Exits the menu w ithou t r esett[...]

Chapt er 7 : T ro ubleshooting an d Support 123 C hapter 7 : T rou bl esh ootin g an d Support This chapter contai ns information on the following topics: ! Re setting the camer a (page 12 4) ! Usi ng the cam era without i nst all ing the HP Im age Zone software (p age 125) ! P ossible pr oblems, causes, an d solutions (page 1 31) ! E rror m e s s [...]

12 4 HP Phot osmart R7 07 User ’s Manual R es ett i ng the Came ra If yo u r c a m e ra d o e s n ot re s p o n d wh en y ou pr ess an y butt ons , try r e setting the camer a as f ollo ws: 1 Hol ding the ca mer a up side do wn wit h the b ack o f the camera fac ing you , open the b attery/m emory c ard door on the bot tom of t he cam era . 2 Rem[...]

Chapt er 7 : T ro ubleshooting an d Support 12 5 Usin g Y our C am era wit hou t Ins tall ing the HP I mage Zo ne Soft w a re If you do no t, o r c a n not, in s ta ll t he H P I ma g e Zone so f t ware on your computer f or some reason (such as there is not enough RAM in your computer , or your computer is not running a supported operating sy stem[...]

12 6 HP Phot osmart R7 07 User ’s Manual • If y our print er has a memory card slot in it , and if y ou are using a memory car d in your came ra , you can simpl y r emo ve the memory car d f rom the camer a and insert it in th e memory card slot in the pr inter . ! Th e pr ocess f or tr ansfer ring images and v ideo clips fr om the camera to yo[...]

Chapt er 7 : T ro ubleshooting an d Support 12 7 T ransferr i ng Ima ges to a Windows Computer 1 Remo ve the memor y card fr om your camera and insert it into the memory card reader (or the memor y ca rd slot in your comput er or prin ter ). 2 Right-click on the My Computer icon on your des ktop , then select Explor e fr om th e men u. 3 A screen a[...]

128 HP Phot osmart R7 07 User ’s Manual 9 The images that you copied in st ep 5 shou ld then get p asted int o th is n ew fo ld er on you r co mp ut er 's ha rd drive. To ch e ck to see if the images were success fully transfer red fr om the memory ca rd , click on the ne w folder . Y ou should se e the same li st of files in t hat folder th[...]

Chapt er 7 : T ro ubleshooting an d Support 12 9 local hard dr ive . Fo r more information about how to copy f iles, v isit Mac he lp , the h elp s yst em in clud ed w ith yo ur compu ter . Configuring the C amera as a Disk Driv e NO TE Th i s me th od m ay not wo rk wit h Wi n dows 98 compu ters. This meth od sets up your camera to function as a d[...]

130 HP Phot osmart R7 07 User ’s Manual NO TE On Macintosh computers, if either Ima ge Capture or iPhoto do no t laun ch au toma ticall y , look o n the de sktop fo r a disk dr iv e icon w ith th e labe l HPxnn n (where xnnn is the mo del of the camera) . For more information about how to copy files, visit Mac h elp, the help system included wit [...]

Chapt er 7 : T ro ubleshooting an d Support 131 Problems an d So lutions Probl em P ossible cause Sol ut ion The c am era does not turn on . The battery is fun ct io ni n g incorr ectly , is dead, is installed incorr ectly , or is missing . ! Th e charge in the battery could be lo w or comple tel y drain ed. T r y ins tall ing a new or r echar ged [...]

13 2 HP Phot osmart R7 07 User ’s Manual The battery gauge goes up and down fre qu en t ly . Different operatin g modes of th e camera r equire differ en t power levels. See Battery Gauge on page 1 68 fo r a full e x planation. I hav e to rec h a rge t h e lithium ion battery fre qu en t ly . Extended Image D isplay use for Li ve View or video re[...]

Chapt er 7 : T ro ubleshooting an d Support 133 I hav e to rec h a rge t h e lithium ion battery fre qu en t ly (con tinued ). The l ith i um ion battery has drained on its own b e c au s e it has no t been used l ately . A lithium ion battery discharges on its o wn when not in u se and when not inst alled in the camera . So , if you hav e not used[...]

134 HP Photosmart R7 07 U ser’s Manual The l it hi um ion battery wi ll no t charge (contin ued) . The battery is damaged or bad. A lithium ion batter y degrades ov er time and can fail . If the camera detects a pro blem with the battery , it will not start cha rgin g or will sto p cha rgin g pr ematurel y . P urchase a new battery . (See Append [...]

Chapt er 7 : T ro ubleshooting an d Support 1 35 A lon g de lay occurs betw een pressing t he Shutter butt on and t he camera taking a pict u re. The cam e ra needs time to lock f ocus and exp os u re. Use Focus Lo ck (see page 3 7). The scene is dark and the camera is taki ng a long exp os u re. ! Use the flash. ! If u sing fl ash is not possible [...]

136 HP Phot osmart R7 07 User ’s Manual The c am era does not take a pi ctur e when I press the Shutter button. Y ou di d not pr ess the Shutter button hard e nough. Pr ess the Shutter button all the way d own. The i nterna l memory or the optional memory card that is inst a lled is ful l. T ransfer images f rom the camera to y our computer , the[...]

Chapt er 7 : T ro ubleshooting an d Support 13 7 My image is blurry . The lig ht is low and the fla sh is set t o Fl as h O ff . In dim light , the camera r equires a longer e x posure . Use a tripod to hold the camer a steady , impr ove li ghting conditions , or set the flas h to Fla s h O n (see Setting the F lash on page 43). The cam e ra was se[...]

138 HP Photosmart R7 07 U ser’s Manual My image is too bright. The flas h pr ov ided too much ligh t. ! Tu r n t h e f l a s h o f f ( s e e Setting the Flas h on page 43). ! Mov e back f rom the sub ject and use t he zoom to get t h e same frami n g. A natur al or artific ial sour ce oth er th a n t he flas h p rovided too much l ight. ! T r y t[...]

Chapt er 7 : T ro ubleshooting an d Support 139 My image is too dark. There was not enough light. ! Wait for natural lighting conditions to improve. ! Add indirect lighting. ! Use the flash (s ee page 43). ! Adjust the EV Compe nsation (see page 5 7 ). ! Use AE Bra cket ing (see page 7 4) . ! Use Adapti ve L ighting (s ee page 6 8). The flash was o[...]

140 HP Phot osmart R7 07 User ’s Manual The wron g date and/or time is show n. Th e da te an d/ or time w as set incorr ectly or the ti me zon e has c hanged. R eset the date and time b y using the Date & Time option in the Setup Men u (s ee pag e 118). The P ower / Mem ory li ght is on but m y camera seems “ stuck” and w on ’t operate [...]

Chapt er 7 : T ro ubleshooting an d Support 141 The c am era has a rattling noise when I shake it . The re is an electr onic component that senses the orientat ion of the ca m era when you ta ke pict ures. Th is component uses a small ball inside a metal fi xture and will r attle when shaken. This is normal . The c am era gets warm (or even hot ) t[...]

14 2 HP Phot osmart R7 07 User ’s Manual Error Messages on t h e Cam era Message P ossible c ause Solution BA T T E RY DEPLET ED . Camera is shutting down . Batter y p ower is too lo w to continue ope ration. Replace or rec harge the battery , or use the HP AC powe r adapter . Battery is defectiv e Batter y is shorted or seve rely ov er discha rg[...]

Chapt er 7 : T ro ubleshooting an d Support 143 UNSUPP ORTED CARD The opti onal memory car d that is installed in the memory slot is not a supported memory car d. Ensur e that the memory card is the pr oper type for you r c ame ra. (See Storage on page 17 9.) CARD IS UNF ORMA TTED Press OK to form a t c a rd The opti onal memory car d that is insta[...]

144 HP Phot osmart R7 07 User ’s Manual CARD L OCKED The optional memory car d that is installed is locked. Sw itch the locking tab on the memory card to the unl oc ked posit i on. MEMOR Y FULL or CARD FUL L Ther e is insuffi cient r oom to s ave more images in inte rnal me mory or on the optional memory car d that is installed . T ransfer images[...]

Chapt er 7 : T ro ubleshooting an d Support 1 45 PROCESSI NG.. . The c a mera is proce ss in g d ata, such as sav ing the last p icture you t ook. W ait a few seconds for the came ra to f inish processing bef ore taking another pic ture or pressing another b utton. CHARGING FL ASH... The c a mera is re c h a r g i n g th e flas h. It t ak es l ong [...]

146 HP Photosmart R7 07 U ser’s Manual UNABLE T O FO CU S The c a mera ca nn ot fi nd focu s in Mac r o mode , possibly due t o low co ntrast. ! Use Focus L ock (see page 37 ). P oint at a part of th e scene t hat is br ighte r . ! Ma ke sur e the camera is within t he range of Ma cr o focus ( s ee page 38). LO W L I G H T - UNABLE T O FO CU S Th[...]

Chapt er 7 : T ro ubleshooting an d Support 14 7 F -num ber an d shutter speed turn re d in Li ve V i ew The c am era i s ou t of r ange for the sel ecte d ape rt ure or s hut ter sp e ed. Select a different a perture when using the Apertu r e Pr io r ity A v shooting mode. Cannot di splay image P ossibly an im age take n with another camer a or a [...]

148 HP Photosmart R7 07 U ser’s Manual Unable t o com mu nic a te w ith prin ter Ther e is no connection between the camera and printe r . ! Check that th e printe r is turned on. ! Mak e s ur e th e c ab le is connec ted betw een t he pr inter and th e camera or the optio nal HP Phot osmart R -seri es dock. If that does not work, tu rn o ff th e[...]

Chapt er 7 : T ro ubleshooting an d Support 149 Prin ter has a paper jam or The p rint c arriage has stalled Ther e i s a paper jam o r the printe r carr iage has stal le d. Tu r n o f f t h e p ri n t e r. Completel y clear the pape r ja m, the n tur n th e prin ter back on . Prin ter is out of paper The printe r is out of paper . Load paper into [...]

150 HP Photosmart R7 07 U ser’s Manual Bor derle ss prin ting is not supported on this prin ter . The pr inter does not support bor derless printi n g. Press Men u/OK on the c a me ra to ret u rn to th e Print Setup sc reen and select a smaller print si ze. Prin ting canceled The pr int job has been cance led . Press the Menu /OK bu tton on the c[...]

Chapt er 7 : T ro ubleshooting an d Support 151 Error Messag es on the Com pu ter Message Po s s i b l e c a u s e Solution Cannot Connect To P ro d u c t The c ompu ter needs to access f iles in memory during HP Inst ant Share setup . But either the inte rnal memory is f ull, or if an opti onal memory card is in stalled , the ca rd i s ei the r fu[...]

15 2 HP Phot osmart R7 07 User ’s Manual Cannot Connect To P ro d u c t (conti nued) The came ra is set to the Digital Camera setting in the USB Configurati on sub-menu of the Setup Me nu , but the computer cannot rec ognize t he camera as a digital camera . Change the US B Configuration setting to Disk Dri ve in the Set up Men u . (See page 119.[...]

Chapt er 7 : T ro ubleshooting an d Support 1 5 3 Cannot Connect To P ro d u c t (conti nued) The op tio nal memory card that is installed is locked. Sw itch the locking tab on the memory car d to the unlocked position . The USB connection faile d. Reboot the comp uter. Could Not S end To S e r v i c e The c ompu ter is not connected to the In tern[...]

154 HP Photosmart R7 07 U ser’s Manual Cam era Self-diagnostic T es ts If you think your camera may be defectiv e or mal functi oning in some wa y , there is a diagnostic program (a set of elev en diffe r ent t ests) t hat yo u can r un on th e camer a to try to det ermin e the p r oble m . The f ollo wing ar e te st ed on t he ca mera : flash, l[...]

Chapt er 7 : T ro ubleshooting an d Support 1 5 5 Get ting Assis tance This s ecti on contains su pport info rma tion for y our digital camer a, inclu ding support web s it e inf orm ation , an e xplanati on of the support process, and support phone numbers. HP Accessib ilit y W e bsite Cu stomer s w i th disa biliti es can get h elp b y v isiting [...]

156 HP Phot osmart R7 07 User ’s Manual Customer Support is available in the follow i ng languag es: Dut ch, English , F ren ch, Ger man, Itali an, P ortu gues e , Spanish , S wedish , T r aditiona l Chinese , Simplif ied C hinese , Jap anese , K or ean . (Danish , F innish , and No r wegi an support i nformation is available in Engli sh only .) [...]

Chapt er 7 : T ro ubleshooting an d Support 15 7 The applicable con dition s for HP phone sup port are subject to chang e wit hout no tice . T elepho ne support is fr ee fr om the date of pur chase for the period specified un less other wise note d. Phone Sup port in th e United States Su pport is a vaila ble both dur ing and aft er the war ran ty [...]

158 HP Phot osmart R7 07 User ’s Manual Phone Su ppor t in Europe, the Middle East, and Afr ica HP Customer Support ph one numbers and p olicies may cha nge . Vis it the f ollo wing we bsite to che ck the det ails and conditions of phone support in your country/region: www .hp .co m/s upp o rt . Algeria +213 61 56 4 5 43 Aust ria +43 1 86 33 2 10[...]

Chapt er 7 : T ro ubleshooting an d Support 15 9 Luxem bo u rg 900 4 0 006 (F renc h) 900 40 00 7 (Ger man) Middl e East +9 71 4 3 66 20 20 (int ern ati onal n umber ) Mor occo +212 22 404 7 4 7 Nethe rlands 0900 20 20 165 (E u r o 0.10/m inute) Nigeria +2 34 1 3204 999 Norwa y +4 7 815 6 2 07 0 Po l a n d +48 22 5 666 000 Po r t u g a l 808 201 49[...]

160 HP Photosmart R7 07 U ser’s Manual Uni te d Ki ngd om +44 (0)8 7 0 010 43 20 We s t A f r i c a +3 51 213 17 63 80 (F rench-speaking coun trie s only) Ot her Ph one S upp ort W orldwide HP Customer Support ph one numbers and p olicies may cha nge . Vis it the f ollo wing we bsite to che ck the det ails and conditions of phone support in your [...]

Chapt er 7 : T ro ubleshooting an d Support 161 K ore a, Re public of +82 15 88-3003 Mala ysia 1 800 80 5 405 Mex ico 01-800 -4 7 266 84 or (5 5)5 258-99 22 Ne w Zealand +64 (9) 35 6 664 0 Pa n a m a 001-800 -7112 884 Pe r u 0 -800 -10 111 Philippines +6 3 (2) 86 7 35 51 Republica Do min icana 1-8 00 - 7112884 Singapore + 65 6272 53 0 0 Ta iw a n +[...]

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Append ix A: M ana gin g Batt eries 163 Append ix A : Managing Ba t ter ies Y our cam er a uses either a r echar geabl e HP Pho tosm art R0 7 lithium ion battery for HP Photosmart R-ser ies camera s (L1812 A ) , or a disp osable Duracell CP1 battery . For best results, use on ly a rechargeable H P branded lit hium ion b atter y or high-qua lit y li[...]

164 HP Phot osmart R7 07 User ’s Manual Whe n y ou s witc h t o a mode tha t r equ ire s less po wer , lik e Play b ac k , the batte r y gau ge ma y go u p , indi cating t hat ther e is mor e oper ating time left in t he battery if y ou sta y in that mo de. Extending B a t tery Life Her e are some tips for ex tending battery lif e: ! T urn o ff t[...]

Append ix A: M ana gin g Batt eries 165 Safety P recautions for Using L ith iu m Io n Batt er ie s ! Do not place the batter y in fir e or heat the ba ttery . ! Do no t connect the positi ve te rminal and the neg ativ e termin al of the bat ter y to each other with a ny metal o bject (suc h as w ir e) . ! Do not carr y o r store the bat tery tog et[...]

166 HP Photosmart R7 07 U ser’s Manual P er f ormance pe r Bat tery T ype The follow ing tabl e shows how the rechargeable HP Ph otosmar t R0 7 lithium io n batte ry and the dispo sable Duracell CP1 ba ttery perform in dif fer ent t ypes of use scena rio s.: Ty p e o f u s e Li th i u m ion CP1 Most economica l (mor e than 30 pictur es per m on t[...]

Append ix A: M ana gin g Batt eries 16 7 Numb er o f Shot s p er Battery T yp e The follow ing tabl e shows the mi nimu m, maximum, and aver age number of shots that may be obta ined using the rechargeable HP Photosmart R0 7 lith ium ion batter y a nd the disposabl e Duracell CP 1 batter y . NO TE When u sing the dispos able CP1 ba ttery , you may [...]

168 HP Photosmart R7 07 U ser’s Manual Battery Gauge Th e foll ow ing battery lev els m ay be disp la yed o n the st atus screen , in Live Vi ew , in Playback , an d whe n the ca mer a is connected to a compu ter or print er. NO TE When u s ing the disposa ble CP1 ba ttery , you m ay ge t mor e shots af ter Live Vi ew is di sabled than you get wi[...]

Append ix A: M ana gin g Batt eries 1 69 NO TE When you r emove the batter y fr om the camera, the date and ti me set tin gs are pr es erved for appro ximately 10 minu tes. If the camer a is wit hout a ba ttery fo r lon ger than 10 mi nutes, the clo ck is s et to th e last da te and tim e at which the c amera was u sed. Y o u may be prompted to upd[...]

17 0 HP Phot osmart R7 07 User ’s Manual If you will not be using your camera immediately after charging the batter y , we recommend that you leave the cam era in the do ck or plugge d in to the HP AC adapter . The ca mera will t op off the bat tery periodic ally to ens ure tha t the ca mera is alwa ys ready for use. Some thing s to kee p in mind[...]

Append ix A: M ana gin g Batt eries 171 stor ed and used at high temperatur es. If batter y life has becom e unacc eptably reduced over time, r eplace the batter y with an H P Photosm art R 0 7 li thiu m ion bat tery for HP Photosmart R -series camer as (L1812A). ! The cam era , the do ck, or the quick recharger may be warm while oper ating and ch [...]

17 2 HP Phot osmart R7 07 User ’s Manual ! Unplug the H P AC po wer adapter or the quick recha rger fr om the elec tri ca l outlet before cleani ng the pow er adapter or quic k recharger . ! After ext ens ive use, the lith i um ion bat tery may be gi n to sw ell . If it beco mes dif fi c ult to in sert t he batte ry int o or r emo ve the ba t ter[...]

Append ix B: Purchasing Cam era Acce ssories 17 3 Append ix B : P urc ha sin g C am era Accessories Y ou can pur chase additi onal acces sor ies for y our camer a. F or information on your HP R70 7 and c ompatibl e acces sories, go to: ! www .hp . com/g o/myh pcamer a (US ) ! www .hp .ca/m y hpcamer a (Can ada) ! www .hp .co m (all other countr ies[...]

17 4 HP Phot osmart R7 07 User ’s Manual Some acce ssor ies f or this digit a l camer a ar e as fo llo ws: ! HP Photosmart R-seri es dock — C888 7A Ch arg e y our cam er a's battery pl us a spar e in the e xtra char ging ba y , so y our ca mera is al wa ys r ead y to go . T rans fer pho tos easil y to y our computer , send photo e- mail s [...]

Append ix B: Purchasing Cam era Acce ssories 17 5 ! HP Photos mart 3.3V A C power adapter for HP Photosma rt R-s e ri es c a m e ra s —C8912B (Not available in Latin America) This is th e only p owe r a dapter s upported for use with R- se ri es c a m e ras . ! HP Photosmart SD memory c ards (F or i mportant information about supporte d t ypes of[...]

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App endix C : Sp ecificat ions 177 Append ix C : Spec if ic a tions Fe a t u re Descrip tion Reso l utio n Sti ll pict u res: • 5.3 6 M P ( 269 0 by 1 9 94) t o t a l p ixe l c o u n t • 5.14 MP (2612 by 19 68) effectiv e pix el count Video cli ps : • 320 by 24 0 t ot a l p ixe l c o u n t Sensor Diagonal 9 .0 7 5 m m (1/ 1.8-inch, 4:3 fo rma[...]

17 8 HP Phot osmart R7 07 User ’s Manual Fo cu s Normal (default) : • Wi de—5 00 mm ( 20 in) to inf inity • T elephot o—7 00 mm (28 in) to infinity Macr o: • Wid e— 140 mm to 900 mm ( 6 in to 35 in) • T elephot o— 500 mm to 1, 000 mm (20 in t o 39 i n ) ! Foc us settin gs: Normal F ocus (de fa ult), Mac ro , Infinit y , Manu al F [...]

App endix C : Sp ecificat ions 179 Storage ! 32 MB inter nal flash memory , with approximately 27 MB fo r storag e of ima ge s ! Slot for m emo ry c ard ! This camer a supports both Se cur e D igit al (SD) and MultiMediaCar d TM (M MC) memor y cards 8 MB and lar ger . Only MMC cards that have been verified complian t to the MultiM ediaCar d specifi[...]

180 HP Phot osmart R7 07 User ’s Manual Audio captur e ! St il l pict ures — maximu m of 6 0 se cond s c an be rec or de d ! Burst —audio captur e not availa ble ! Vide o cli ps — au d i o i s re co rde d a ut o m a t i c a l ly Shooting modes Auto (defa ult), Action , Landscape , Po r t r a i t , Beach/Sno w , Sunset , A p er t u re P rio [...]

App endix C : Sp ecificat ions 181 Shar pnes s settings Lo w , Mediu m (default), High Contrast settings Lo w , Mediu m (default), High AE Br ack eting settings Off (de fau lt), -/+ 0.3 EV , -/+ 0.7 EV , -/+ 1.0 EV Date & Time Imprin t settings Off (def ault), Date Only , Date & Time Pla yback mag n ifica tio n Magnifi es a still image to 1[...]

18 2 HP Phot osmart R7 07 User ’s Manual Po w e r T ypical po wer usage: 2 .3 W atts (w ith image L CD on). 4 W atts maximum pow er usage . P ow er sources in clude: ! Either one recha rgeable H P Ph otos mar t R07 li thium ion batt ery fo r HP Phot osmart R-s er ies camer as (L1812A), or one disposa ble Durace ll CP1 battery . Rechar geabl e bat[...]

App endix C : Sp ecificat ions 1 83 Memory Capacity The follow i ng table list s the appro ximate numb er and aver a ge si ze of still images t hat can be sto re d in the inter nal memory in the ca mera when the c am era is set to dif ferent I mage Qual it y setti ngs available i n the Capture Menu . NO TE Not all 32 MB of internal memor y is avail[...]

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Ind e x 185 Index A AC power adapter connector on camera 26 purchasing 175 acce ssories f or camera 173 Action mode, setting 4 7 Adaptive Lighting, setting 68 AE Brac keting 74 AE Meter ing, setting 6 6 AF light 24 AF vi ewfin der l ight 24 Apertu re Priori ty (Av ) mod e, setting 48 aperture, setting 48 arrow buttons on Controller 22 audio clips p[...]

186 Index front, side, and bottom of camera 26 top of camera 25 Camera So unds, settin g 116 camera states 2 7 capacity of internal memory 1 83 Capture menu Help for menu options 56 using 55 case for ca mera, p urchasi ng 175 Color of images , setting 70 compr ession forma t 1 81 compre ssion set tings, cus tom 61 computer, connec t cam era to 109 [...]

18 7 Index Macro setting 38 Manu al Fo cu s sett ing 38 , 40 Norm al Foc us set ting 38 range 178 search priority 39 sett ings 3 8 Focu s Assi st light description 26 setting 117 G gauge, battery 1 68 H Help for Capture menu options 56 help from customer support 155 Help men u, using 3 0 HP AC power adapter connector on camera 26 purchasing 175 HP [...]

188 Index number remaining 36, 82 number saved in internal memory 183 Panorama mode 49 record audi o clips 32 Rotate 95 Saturation setting 7 1 Sharpness setting 72 shooting modes 46 thumbnails view 84 too dark/light 57 transferring c amera to computer 10 9 White Ba lan ce setti ng 6 2 Infinity focus setting 38 install battery 14 memory card 13 soft[...]

189 Index overview 28 Playback 86 Setup 115 messages on camera 142 on computer 151 MF Focus button 23 microphone, description 26 Mode button 25 Move Image s to Car d 121 My M ode description 48 preferred settings 52 Saved Settings su b-menu 53 using 52 N noise reduction, long exposures 49 Norm al Foc us set ting 38 number of images in internal memo[...]

190 Index product support 155 purchasing camera access ories 173 R range Expos ure C ompe nsat ion 1 80 flash 17 8 F-num ber 17 7 focus 1 78 focus s ettings 38 recharging lithium ion battery 169 record audio clips 32, 94 vide o c lips 3 4 red-ey e red ucti on description 44 Remove Red E yes 91 remaining pictures count 36, 82 reset ca mera 124 Reset[...]

191 Index turn on/off power 17 TV (television) Configuration setting 120 U under-exposing an image 57 USB configuration setting 119 connector on camera 26 V Video button, de scription 25 vide o c lips playback 80 record 34 Video viewfinder light 24 view finder cross hairs 36 lights 24 using 36 viewfinder, description 24 W web site s for HP 155 Whit[...]